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Recognised as Colour

#1972CD

  • #1972CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1972CD is a blue with RGB values 25, 114, 205 and HSL 210°, 78%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1972CD#1972CD
HEX#1972CD
RGBrgb(25, 114, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4471, 0.8039
RGB percentages9.8%, 44.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(210.3, 78.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 87.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK87.8%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,667,789
CSS custom property--colour: #1972CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#E68D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#417AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#186ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD7419
Analogous#19CCCD, #1A19CD
Triadic#CD1972, #72CD19
Split complementary#CD1A19, #CCCD19
Tetradic#CD19CC, #CD7419, #19CD1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBD9F7
Lighter +30%#8EBFF1
Lighter +20%#60A5EC
Lighter +10%#338CE6
Darker −10%#1359A0
Darker −20%#0E3F72
Darker −30%#082645
Darker −40%#030D17
More saturated +25%#0072E6
Less saturated −25%#3672B0

Channel breakdown

R25
G114
B205
Red25 (9.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue210.33°
Saturation (HSL)78.26%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 72 · B CD

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